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[quote=Anonymous][quote=realdmv][quote=Transplant_1]What is the club getting out of it?  My guess is one upside is keeping parents less aware of nearby good clubs / teams / coaches, so then less likely to jump ship?

One of my children in elementary school travels about an hour to games in far flung parts of MD and VA, despite plenty of nearby teams (Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda)  that would provide decent competition.  My main guess is to keep parents less aware of those nearby teams (but of course parents talk, so they are somewhat aware). And since the teams they are more aware of through games are extremely far away, they would never join.[/quote]

Generally most people would agree and this was the case when we grew up in the DMV. There was the boys league - NCSL and the girls league - WAGS.  Everyone played in those leagues.  Since then i'd say Virginia clubs have created new leagues that exclude adjacent clubs, Club Champions League, and ECNL (headquarters are in Richmond).  So if you want to blame anyone it's the Virginia clubs who started this mess. At least from my perspective.

I don't think anyone will benefit other than maybe you're kid will get scouted more than a kid in EDP.  [/quote]

>"I don't think anyone will benefit other than maybe you're kid will get scouted more than a kid in EDP"<

Get scouted by which organizations?
Get scouted where?
What age groups are these scouts looking at?[/quote]

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